It has become a predictable pastime to gratuitously attribute luck to the Irish.
However, divine fortune has precious little to do with the spectacular rejuvenation of Adare Manor in Limerick.
JP McManus’s fortune, yes. Divine fortune, not so much.
The recent history of the resort in the south west of Ireland reads like a variation of the old Solomon Grundy nursery rhyme, rewritten and retold through a golfing prism.
Bought in 2014.
Closed in 2015.
Renovated in 2016.
More of the same in 2017.
Re-opened in 2018.
The fairytale ending that has yet to be written, of course, is the 2027 Ryder Cup, which will be staged there.
Little doubt it will do a fantastic job, too. Adare Manor is primed to stage golf tournaments of the highest calibre. You could drive the trucks in tomorrow and it would be good to go in double-quick time.
From the five-star hotel, to the spectacular Tom Fazio-designed golf course, to the surrounding infrastructure and more, it has all of the requisite ingredients that modern golf tournaments demand.
Much of that is thanks to the deep pockets of its benefactor and owner McManus. As affable and unassuming a billionaire as you will ever meet, he has reportedly spent tens of millions of Euros transforming the resort – and not one cent has been wasted.
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